{"595528":{"#nid":"595528","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Silver Scholars Program: Yale School of Management","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/som.yale.edu\/programs\/mba\/admissions\/silver-scholars\u0022\u003ESilver Scholars Program\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;allows college seniors to earn a Yale MBA degree in three years directly after graduation, spring-boarding them toward their career goals and leadership positions. The program is designed for exceptional students with strong leadership potential. These students enroll in the\u0026nbsp;full-time two-year Yale MBA program but rather than the traditional summer MBA internship, Silver Scholars complete a year-long internship, extending their experience to three years. We also offer a joint-degree with the Yale Law School for students interested in pursuing a joint\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/som.yale.edu\/programs\/joint-degrees\/mba-jd-yale-law-school\u0022\u003EMBA\/JD degree\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCandidates of all majors are welcome to apply. The admissions committee is looking for candidates with a combination of intelligence, maturity, and curiosity who aim to be future leaders in their field of interest. There is no particular background that is given preference \u0026ndash; Yale values the diversity of interests and experiences that its\u0026nbsp;Silver Scholars bring to the broader MBA class at Yale SOM.\u0026nbsp;A current Scholar, Ryan Hauser, recently shared some thoughts about his experience in the Program in this\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/som.yale.edu\/blog\/silver-scholars-program-offers-flexibility-freedom-to-experiment?blog=3490\u0022\u003Eblog\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, please see the program\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/som.yale.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/Yale%20SOM%20Silver%20Scholars%20Program_0.pdf\u0022\u003Ebrochure\u003C\/a\u003E. Interested seniors (and juniors) can contact Maria Derlipanska\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maria.derlipanska@yale.edu\u0022\u003Emaria.derlipanska@yale.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for application advice or questions about the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Silver Scholars program is an opportunity for ambitious college seniors to pursue a Yale MBA degree immediately after graduation"}],"uid":"28754","created_gmt":"2017-09-06 12:07:32","changed_gmt":"2017-09-06 12:07:47","author":"T. Jesse Brannen","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"554011","name":"_OLD: School of Modern Languages Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}